The Daoist Monarch Black Soul was already highly skilled in Divine Soul attacks before achieving the Vientiane Realm. Now, after integrating his own Divine Skills with the Dark Dao, his power has multiplied tremendously, surpassing the Daoist Monarch Extreme Flame, who once fell to Jiang Shu, by a significant margin.

Earlier, it was he who seized the moment while Lu Chong and Lord Heavenly Phoenix were locked in intense combat, launching a surprise attack that severely injured Lu Chong.

If not for that, even though Lu Chong might find it challenging to withstand the combined forces of Daoist Monarch Black Soul and Lord Heavenly Phoenix in a direct confrontation, he wouldn't have been without a chance to break through the encirclement with his fellow disciples and escape.

"Go!"

As the Black Evil Long Sword completely stabilized, Daoist Monarch Black Soul let out a fierce laugh and pointed his finger downward.

In an instant, the Black Evil Long Sword trembled violently, shrouded in rolling black fog, and shot out like a bolt of lightning, directly piercing the protective array's barrier below!

Bang!

At the moment the longsword struck heavily on the protective array, the immense buried power within burst forth completely, surging black light expanded like a dark sun exuding dense Demonic Qi, suppressing the Spirit Light rising from the protective array!

Under the frenzied assault of the Demonic Qi and the Power of Great Dao, the Primordial Power circulating within the protective array rapidly melted away like snow, causing the four True Inheritors of the True Martial Sect maintaining the formation to tremble in unison, their faces turning paler.

Immediately, they clenched their teeth, blue veins bulging on their foreheads, desperately mobilizing the Primordial Power within them, once again pouring it into the formation!

Boom!

The violent fluctuations of Primordial Power continuously exploded from the protective array barrier, creating countless ripples. Every incursion of Black Evil Primordial Power into the array would weaken the Spirit Light by a fraction.

In the face of the absolute power of the Vientiane Realm, the four Peak Nirvana Realm True Monarchs of the True Martial Sect seemed like mere grains in the vast sea, swaying with the wind and rain. Without the protection of this sect-endowed profound formation, they wouldn't last more than a few breaths before being utterly defeated, heavily injured, and routed.

Cold sweat continually seeped from their foreheads, their arms began to tremble violently, and the extreme circulation of their Primordial Power sent waves of searing pain through their meridians, making their faces turn increasingly pale until they were devoid of any color.

Seeing they were on the verge of their limits, their bodies teetering, but still unable to resist the Black Evil Yuan Sword inching forward to forcibly break the array, Lu Chong's eyes narrowed slightly. Momentarily halting his healing process, he flicked his robe sleeves, and a surge of exceedingly pure Primordial Power roared out from within him, entirely injected into the array hub of the protective array.

Buzz!

With this vast injection of Primordial Power, the previously dim and lightless array exploded with an immensely strong protective wave, its lustrous glow brightened. The converging Primordial Power firmly held back the Black Evil Yuan Sword, and despite the impact of Evil Qi and the power of the Dark Dao, it was unable to be moved an inch further!

Lu Chong's timely intervention was precisely right, temporarily averting the crisis at hand, allowing the four disciples nearing their limits to breathe a heavy sigh of relief.

However, Lu Chong himself, due to his injuries not yet recovered, forcibly mobilized the Primordial Power, causing his body to sway, a muffled groan to escape his nostrils, and a hint of crimson to subtly seep again from the corners of his mouth.

The metallic taste of rust spread through his mouth, Lu Chong's face shifted from blue to white, his Adam's apple rolling a few times as he painfully swallowed the blood back down. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Yet, despite his efforts to remain discreet, his actions did not escape the eyes of his observant disciples.

Several concerned glances simultaneously turned toward Lu Chong. One True Inheritor spoke up:

"Senior Brother, are you alright?"

"I'm fine."

Responding calmly, he gestured for them to continue maintaining the formation. His gaze shifted to Luo Jun, who was meditating not far away, a shadow of darkness flashing in his eyes.

Luo Jun's fingers steadily shifted through seals, each transformation slowly gathering the Great Dao Embryo swirling overhead towards the center.

However, the aura emitted from the surging chaotic glow carried no hint of neutrality or harmony, instead showing a pronounced tendency towards upheaval.

This was a sign that the Great Dao Origin was slipping out of control, on the verge of complete eruption. Clearly, Luo Jun's situation was extremely precarious.

Attempting a breakthrough without inheritance was like drawing water from a source. Once signs of depletion appeared, unable to carry on, awaited the latter only total failure.

For those suffering severe backlash, there was even a risk of losing their lives.

"It seems that Junior Brother Luo's cultivation is still slightly short of a complete breakthrough."

Contemplating silently, Lu Chong's gaze gradually deepened. Internally, he mobilized the vast Primordial Power and prepared himself thoroughly, ready to intervene at the first sign of trouble.

"Even if Junior Brother Luo fails in his breakthrough, no matter what, I must strive to buy time. As long as we can hold out until Daoist Monarch Taixuan returns, there will still be hope for a turnaround!"

Time flew by, outside the array, with their patience completely eroded, Lord Heavenly Phoenix and Daoist Monarch Black Soul ordered their subordinates to launch a frenzied assault, continuous violent attacks pounding against the protective array, accompanied by deafening booms.

Inside the array, the True Inheritors of the True Martial Sect gave their all to maintain the formation, recklessly consuming Spiritual Medicine to forcibly refine its power at the cost of damaging their meridians and Dantian, generating an endless flow of Primordial Power to continuously fortify the array.

Luo Jun, who was attempting to break through his cultivation bottleneck, was dripping with cold sweat. His closed eyes trembled incessantly, and the speed of his seal transformations slowed as the Great Dao Embryo gradually solidified into a dense Chaotic Spiritual Light.